Canada isn’t as accessible as it claims to be by Samuel Dunsiger Our aims to make the country barrier-free by 2040 are falling short. How do we ensure access for all?
Ramiro Gonzales has been executed, and my heart is broken by Bri-anne Swan Rev. Bri-anne Swan accompanied the Texas death-row inmate through his final hours on June 26
How former asylum seekers are helping current ones navigate Canada’s bureaucratic maze by Fernando Arce The Catholic Community Services of York Region’s new Asylum Claimant Program is already showing signs of success. But more political will and
Canada’s first out lesbian city councillor on her decades-long fight for women’s rights by Tobin Ng Ellen Woodsworth dissects the past, present and future of feminism
Stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, this mother could send her children to Canada. But she may never see them again. by Katharine Lake Berz Samia's Canadian children are in danger of dying or becoming victims of violence, but she faces an impossible choice
United Church moderator, other church leaders march on Parliament Hill to call for Gaza ceasefire by Drew-Anne Glennie The ecumenical march came two weeks after the church condemned the Israel Defense Forces’ ongoing assault on Rafah
United Church of Canada partners struggle to get aid to Palestinians by M. L. Witkowicz Key border closures and Israeli authorities' inspections are restricting vital supplies from entering Gaza
Community support helps refugee family find home amidst Canada’s housing crisis by Alyanna Denise Chua In Toronto, the 6,000 asylum seekers in need of beds make up more than half the city’s shelter population, Chua writes
United Church urges Canada to stop arming Israel and support South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice by M. L. Witkowicz The United Church advocates for policy change and support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel
Torn apart from their families, Uyghur exiles look to Canada in hopes of a better life by Yvonne Lau Canada's plan to resettle over 10,000 Uyghurs and Turkic Muslims could help young people who fear harassment from Chinese authorities
Winnipeg Free Press and Broadview launch new model to sustain religion reporting in Canada May. 1, 2026